Question 309 · LEK · Surgery of the bile ducts and gallbladder
A 56-year-old male patient presents to the emergency department with a severe abdominal pain and jaundiced skin. What should be performed first?
- A. abdominal computed tomography.
- B. endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography.
- C. abdominal ultrasound.
- D. gastroduodenoscopy.
- E. magnetic resonance of the biliary tract.
Hint
Choose the safest, fastest and most widely available initial imaging test for jaundice with abdominal pain.
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